Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	187% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	17.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '23 at 16:16
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 230 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 388 51% 381 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 8823) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	187% Outstanding	Lighting 270 Reflection 243 Parallax 274 220% 262 fps	MRender 307 Gravity 231 Splatting 171 186% 237 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 198 95 80 75 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 400 Write 425 Mixed 320 SusWrite 141 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 46.3 141% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 233 207% 311 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 126%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 297GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 113 118 117 114 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 3.2 Write 58.7 Mixed 40.9 SusWrite 113 40% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 112% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 112%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 206GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 114 122 126 120 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 140 Write 136 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 119 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 143% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB 220 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 18.1 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 12.8 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 62%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 Builds (Compare 678 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 - $272

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	415x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	85x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	58x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	25x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	29x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	25x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $929

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16